Biography

Prof. Ankita is an Assistant Professor at Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling. She completed her Ph. D. from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. In her thesis she is seeing, the opposing roles of fear in human learning and memory reconsolidation processes. Particularly, the effect of music on fear extinction using the paradigm of memory reconsolidation. Using psychophysiology methods, she investigated how the presence of a music during memory reconsolidation process can update and modify fear extinction, and further prevent relapse of fearful behaviours.

Research Experience

Prof. Ankita Verma's research focuses on the complexities of human cognition, emotions, and their impact on behavior. Her academic journey has been driven by a deep interest in understanding how the mind processes information, forms memories, and updates its understanding over time. As a Research Assistant at IIT Roorkee, she contributed significantly to an IKS project that examined the cognitive effects of mantra chanting using physiological parameters. Through this work, she gained expertise in using software tools like e-prime, R, Python, and Acknowledge, which she continues to incorporate into her ongoing research. Prof. Verma's dedication to unraveling the intricacies of the human mind and its influence on behavior is evident in her comprehensive and rigorous approach to psycho-biological resea